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enIt's Debatable: Who should protect borders? http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-08-10/its-debatable-who-should-protect-borders
<p><em>This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate about governmental responsibility to secure our borders and make them safe. Don writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George Killiam Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law.</em></p>
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<p>Arnold: Border security is federal, not state, issue </p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-08-10/its-debatable-who-should-protect-borders" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-08-10/its-debatable-who-should-protect-borders#commentsEditorialsArizonaArnold LoewyBusinessBusinessCongressDon MayEntertainmentEntertainmentFed Up! Our Fight to Save America from WashingtonFederalismFederalism in the United StatesGovernmentGovernorHistory of the United StatesHospitalityHospitalityJames MadisonLawLawLubbock Avalanche-JournalMexicoNational GuardPerryPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsQuotationStates' rightsSupreme CourtSupreme CourtTenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionTexasTexas Tech UniversityU.S. stateUnited StatesUnited States Bill of RightsUnited States ConstitutionSun, 10 Aug 2014 05:10:16 +0000Staff184988 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: Where there's smoke, there's debatehttp://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-07-27/its-debatable-where-theres-smoke-theres-debate
<p><em>This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate smoking bans on private property. Don writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George Killiam Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law.</em></p>
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<p>Don: Don’t like smoke? Don’t go to those places! </p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-07-27/its-debatable-where-theres-smoke-theres-debate" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-07-27/its-debatable-where-theres-smoke-theres-debate#commentsEditorialsArnold LoewyBusinessBusinessCigarCigarettesDon MayElectronic cigaretteEthicsHabitsHealthHealthhealthcareHuman behaviorLaborLaborLawLawLegality of cannabisLubbock Avalanche-JournalObamacarePassive smokingPrivateSmokingSmoking banSocial IssuesSocial IssuesTechnologyTechnologyTexasTexas Tech UniversityTobaccoTobacco smokingSun, 27 Jul 2014 05:17:11 +0000Staff183251 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: Is commerce clause too broad?http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-07-13/its-debatable-commerce-clause-too-broad
<p><em>This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate the Commerce Clause. Don writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George Killiam Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law.</em></p>
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<p>Arnold: Congress needs to have power over commerce </p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-07-13/its-debatable-commerce-clause-too-broad" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-07-13/its-debatable-commerce-clause-too-broad#commentsEditorialsAmericaArnold LoewyBusinessBusinessbusinessmanCase lawChief JusticeCommerce ClauseCongressConstitutional lawDon MayFederalism in the United StatesGeneral Welfare clauseGibbons v. OgdenHealthHealthhealthcareHospitalityHospitalityJames MadisonJohn MarshallLaborLaborLawLawLubbock Avalanche-JournalMajorMarshallOgdenPARISPerson CareerPolitical RelationshipPoliticsPoliticsPrivateQuotationSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSupreme CourtTenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionTexasTexas Tech UniversityUN CourtUnited StatesUnited States ConstitutionUnited States v. LopezUnited States v. MorrisonWarWarWickard v. FilburnSun, 13 Jul 2014 05:16:23 +0000Staff181560 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: Should marijuana be legalized?http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-04-06/its-debatable-should-marijuana-be-legalized
<p><em>This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate legalization of marijuana by states. Don writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George Killiam Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law.</em></p>
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<p> Can the production, sale and use of marijuana be legalized in individual states? Is marijuana usage a benefit to an individual and to society or does marijuana usage conflict with the life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness of the American people?</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-04-06/its-debatable-should-marijuana-be-legalized" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2014-04-06/its-debatable-should-marijuana-be-legalized#commentsEditorialsAmericaArnold Loewyattorney generalBusinessBusinessCaliforniaCandidate PositionCannabisCannabis in the United StatesCannabis lawsColoradoCongressDecriminalization of non-medical cannabis in the United StatesDisasterDisasterDon MayEnvironmentEnvironmentEric HolderFDAGonzales v. RaichHealthHealthHospitalityHospitalityJoeLaborLaborLawLawLegality of cannabisLubbock Avalanche-JournalMedical cannabisMedicineNebraskaPerson CareerPharmacologyPoliticsPoliticspresidentProhibition of drugsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSupreme CourtTexasTexas Tech UniversityWeatherWeatherSun, 06 Apr 2014 05:19:47 +0000Staff170471 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: Prayer in governmenthttp://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-10-20/its-debatable-prayer-government
<p><em>This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate Greece v. Galloway, which the Supreme Court is expected to rule on this term. The case deals with prayer at town meetings. Don has written an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George Killiam Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law. Note: This is the last It’s Debatable between Loewy and May because May has announced he’s going to run for Congress. This debate was written before May announced.</em></p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-10-20/its-debatable-prayer-government" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-10-20/its-debatable-prayer-government#commentsEditorialsArnold LoewyBusinessBusinesschaplainChristianityCongressDon MayEducationEducationEstablishment ClauseGalloway isGeorge WashingtonGreeceHeadHospitalityHospitalityHuman InterestHuman InterestjudgeLawLawLee v. WeismanLubbock Avalanche-JournalMental prayerNew YorkNew YorkPerson CareerPerson PartyPoliticsPoliticsPrayerpresidentQuotationReligionReligionReligion and childrenRochesterSchool prayerSecularismSeparation of church and stateSeparation of church and state in the United StatesSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSpiritualitySupervisorSupreme CourtTexasTexas Tech UniversityThomas JeffersonUN CourtUnited StatesUnited States Supreme CourtSun, 20 Oct 2013 07:15:28 +0000Staff152560 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: Is America exceptional?http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-10-06/its-debatables-united-states-exceptional
<p><em>This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate the concept of American Exceptionalism, which rose up when President Obama and Russian President Putin disagreed recently. Don writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George Killiam Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law.</em></p>
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<p>Don: Exceptional because of our Constitutional structure</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-10-06/its-debatables-united-states-exceptional" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-10-06/its-debatables-united-states-exceptional#commentsFiled onlineEditorialsAmericaAmerican cultureAmerican exceptionalismAmerican nationalismArnold LoewyDon MayEthnocentrismExceptionalismGermanyHitler's "Master RaceKingLubbock Avalanche-JournalMajorNationalismPerson CareerPhilosophical theoriesPhilosophyPolitical philosophyPolitics of the United StatespresidentPutinQuotationRussiaSocial IssuesSocial IssuesTexasTexas Tech UniversityUnited StatesWarWarSun, 06 Oct 2013 05:25:16 +0000Staff151010 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: Should foreign laws influence the U.S.?http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-09-22/its-debatable-should-foreign-laws-influence-us
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<p><em>This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate if foreign laws should influence the United States. Don writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George Killiam Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law.</em></p>
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<p>Arnold: </p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-09-22/its-debatable-should-foreign-laws-influence-us" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-09-22/its-debatable-should-foreign-laws-influence-us#commentsEditorialsArkansasArnold LoewyAustraliaBricker AmendmentBusinessBusinessCongressDon MayFranceGovernmentHealthHealthHistory of the United StatesHospitalityHospitalityJames MadisonJames MadisonLaborLaborLawLawLubbock Avalanche-JournalMichiganNew MexicoNullificationPennsylvaniaPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsReligionReligionSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSouth CarolinaSupreme CourtSupreme courtTexasTexas Tech UniversityUN CourtUnited StatesUnited States ConstitutionSun, 22 Sep 2013 05:10:49 +0000Staff149484 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable:Who should elect U.S. senators? http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-09-08/its-debatablewho-should-elect-us-senators
<p><em>This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate whether U.S. senators should be elected by popular vote or by state legislatures. Don writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George R. Killam Jr. Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law.</em></p>
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<p><strong>Don: </strong>The United States Constitution was written with the intent to define and maintain a small federal government with limited powers. Our federal government derives its powers from the American people and from the individual states.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-09-08/its-debatablewho-should-elect-us-senators" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-09-08/its-debatablewho-should-elect-us-senators#commentsEditorialsArnold LoewyAustinBusinessBusinessCompany ReorganizationCongressConstitutional ConventionDon MayDr. MayElectoral CollegeGovernmentHospitalityHospitalityHouse of RepresentativesJames MadisonLawLawLubbock Avalanche-JournalPerson CareerPerson LocationPoliticsPoliticspresidentprofessorProgressiveQuotationR. Killam Jr.SenateSenate of CanadaSocial IssuesSocial IssuesState legislatureTexasTexas Tech Universitythe ProgressiveU.S.U.S. stateUnited StatesUnited StatesUnited States CongressUnited States ConstitutionUnited States SenateWoodrow WilsonSun, 08 Sep 2013 05:39:16 +0000Staff147941 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: Religion's influence on governmenthttp://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-08-25/its-debatable-religions-influence-government
<p><em>This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate religious morality as a basis for legislation. Don writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George Killiam Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law.</em></p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-08-25/its-debatable-religions-influence-government" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-08-25/its-debatable-religions-influence-government#commentsEditorialsAmericaArnold LoewyBusinessBusinessChristian ethicsChristian theologyChristianityChristmasCongressConnecticutcontraceptionDivine command theoryDon MayEthicsGeorge WashingtonHospitalityHospitalityJames MadisonJohn AdamsLawLawLubbock Avalanche-JournalMoralityNational Football LeagueNatural lawNFLOld Testament theologyPoliticsPoliticspresidentQuotationReligionReligionSabbath in ChristianitySocial IssuesSocial IssuesSupreme CourtTen CommandmentsTexasTexas Tech UniversityThomas JeffersonUN CourtWilliam BlackstoneYou shall not covetSun, 25 Aug 2013 08:00:28 +0000Staff146410 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: Is Obamacare constitutional?http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-08-11/its-debatable-obamacare-constitutional
<p><em>This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate the constitutionality of Obamacare. Don writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George Killiam Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law.</em></p>
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<p>Don: </p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-08-11/its-debatable-obamacare-constitutional" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-08-11/its-debatable-obamacare-constitutional#commentsEditorials111th United States CongressArnold LoewyBusinessBusinessChief JusticeCommerce ClauseCongressDon MayelectricityGovernmentHealthHealthHospitalityHospitalityIndividual mandateInternal Revenue ServiceJohn RobertsLaborLaborLawLawLubbock Avalanche-JournalLubbock CityMedicareMedicareObamaoilOliver Wendell Holmes , Jr.Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActPoliticsPoliticsPresidency of Barack ObamapresidentQuotationSocial IssuesSocial IssuesSocial SecuritySupreme CourtTenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionTexasTexas Tech UniversityUN CourtUnited StatesUnited States CongressUnited States ConstitutionWASHINGTONSun, 11 Aug 2013 05:27:05 +0000Staff144753 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: Death penalty: Necessary or evil?http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-07-14/its-debatable-death-penalty-necessary-or-evil
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<p><em>Vaughn Ross is scheduled to be executed July 18 for a 2001 double homicide in Lubbock. Texas recently executed its 500th prisoner. This week, Arnold Loewy and Don May debate the death penalty. Don writes an independent blog for lubbockonline.com and Arnold is the George Killiam Professor of Law at Texas Tech University School of Law.</em></p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-07-14/its-debatable-death-penalty-necessary-or-evil" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-07-14/its-debatable-death-penalty-necessary-or-evil#commentsEditorialsArnold LoewyAustraliaBusinessBusinessCanadaCapital punishmentCapital punishment debateCapital punishment in the United StatesCrimeDon MayEthicsFloridaFranceGermanyGovernorgovernor , presidentIllinoisJuan Melendezjudge , governorLaborLaborLawLawLubbock Avalanche-JournalPat QuinnPenologyPerson CareerPerson LocationPoliticsPoliticsSocial IssuesSocial IssuesTexasTexas Tech UniversityUnited KingdomUnited StatesVaughn RossViolenceSun, 14 Jul 2013 05:30:23 +0000Staff141501 at http://lubbockonline.comLetter: Government can't be neutral about God http://lubbockonline.com/editorial-letters/2013-06-22/letter-government-cant-be-neutral-about-god
<p>Re: “It’s Debatable” regarding church and state, A-J, June 2.</p>
<p>In a word, Don May is right, and Professor Loewy is wrong.</p>
<p>The Constitution vests all legislative (lawmaking) powers in Congress, but the First Amendment precludes Congress from lawmaking (no jurisdiction) upon its subjects, and the 10th Amendment reserves that right to the states, or the people.</p>
<p>This was Jefferson’s metaphoric “wall of separation,” with the federal government on one side and the church and states on the other.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorial-letters/2013-06-22/letter-government-cant-be-neutral-about-god" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorial-letters/2013-06-22/letter-government-cant-be-neutral-about-god#commentsEditorial / LettersBusinessBusinessCongressDon MayFirst Amendment to the United States ConstitutionHospitalityHospitalityLawLawLoewyLubbock Avalanche-JournalNeutralityPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsprofessorReligion and politicsSecularismSeparation of church and stateSeparation of church and state in the United StatesState religionUnited States lawSat, 22 Jun 2013 05:28:49 +0000Staff138999 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: Debate on affirmative action ...http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-06-16/its-debatable-debate-affirmative-action
<p><em>Welcome to our latest installment of It’s Debatable. Thanks to Don May, who writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold Loewy, the George Killam Professor of Criminal Law at the Texas Tech School of Law for this debate on the application of affirmative action to college and university admissions.</em></p>
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<p>Racial preference as a deciding factor for admission to institutions of higher learning has survived our courts only by contorting the meaning and intent of our Constitution and with the assistance of judges legislating from the bench.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-06-16/its-debatable-debate-affirmative-action" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-06-16/its-debatable-debate-affirmative-action#commentsEditorialsIt's DebatableAffirmative actionArkansasArnold LoewyBusinessBusinessDiscriminationDon MayEducationEducationEducation policyEntertainmentEntertainmentEqual Protection ClauseEthicsHospitalityHospitalityHuman InterestHuman InterestLawLawLubbock Avalanche-JournalMinority groupPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsQuotationRacismRegents of the University of California v. BakkeSocial inequalitySocial IssuesSocial IssuesSociologyTexasU.S. Supreme CourtUN CourtUnited StatesUniversity of CaliforniaSun, 16 Jun 2013 06:07:15 +0000It&#039;s Debatable138391 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: church, statehttp://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-06-02/its-debatable-church-state
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<p><em>Welcome to our latest installment of It’s Debatable. Thanks to Don May, who writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold Loewy, the George Killam Professor of Criminal Law at the Texas Tech School of Law for this debate on the separation of church and state.</em></p>
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<p><strong>Don May:</strong> Our Founding Fathers established the United States and its Constitution on a foundation of Judeo-Christian principles.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-06-02/its-debatable-church-state" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-06-02/its-debatable-church-state#commentsEditorialsambassadorAmericaArnold LoewyauthorBaptist ChurchBaptists in the history of separation of church and stateBarack ObamaBoard of EducationBusinessBusinessCongressConnecticutDon MayEstablishment ClauseEverson v. Board of EducationFirst Amendment to the United States ConstitutionFranceFree Exercise ClauseGeorge WashingtonHospitalityHospitalityHugo BlackHuman InterestHuman InterestJohn MarshalljudgeKingLawLawLee v. WeismanLubbock Avalanche-JournalMagistratePARISPerson CareerPoliticsPoliticsPrivateQuotationReligionReligionRick PerryRoger WilliamsSchool prayerSecularismSeparation of church and stateSeparation of church and state in the United StatesState religionSupreme CourtTexasThanksgivingThomas JeffersonUN CourtUnited StatesWilliam RehnquistSun, 02 Jun 2013 05:31:30 +0000Staff136933 at http://lubbockonline.comIt's Debatable: Gay marriage: Is it right or wrong?http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-05-19/its-debatable-gay-marriage-it-right-or-wrong
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<p><em>Welcome to our latest installment of It’s Debatable. Thanks to Don May, who writes an independent blog on lubbockonline.com and Arnold Loewy, the George Killam Professor of Criminal Law at the Texas Tech School of Law for this debate on gay marriage.</em></p>
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<p>Assume the following scenario, undoubtedly repeated countless times in our nation.</p><p><a href="http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-05-19/its-debatable-gay-marriage-it-right-or-wrong" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://lubbockonline.com/editorials/2013-05-19/its-debatable-gay-marriage-it-right-or-wrong#commentsEditorialsArnold Loewy and Donald MayArnold LoewyBehaviorBusinessBusinessCharlieCounselorDon MayGenderGeorgeHomosexualityHospitalityHospitalityHuman behaviorHuman sexualityLaborLaborLawLawLGBTLGBT historyMarriageMaryPerson CareerPerson RelationPoliticsPoliticsQuotationReligionReligionSamSame-sex marriageSame-sex marriage in the United StatesSame-sex relationshipSame-sex sexualitySocial IssuesSocial IssuesSteveSupreme CourtSusan TexasUN CourtSun, 19 May 2013 05:08:10 +0000Arnold Loewy and Donald May135403 at http://lubbockonline.com